With major changes coming to the country’s social safety net system, Colorado counties are bracing for heavier caseloads and ...

Gov. Jared Polis acknowledged in an interview Friday that he was working on an executive order to end state spending on sugary drinks and alcohol, which he said he would issue in a few weeks.

The Colorado Department of Human Services said Friday that the state will not be implementing its SNAP healthy waiver rule, meaning participants can continue using their benefits.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coloradans will no longer be able to use their SNAP benefits to purchase sodas, energy drinks and other sweetened beverages ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A plan to prohibit Colorado SNAP recipients from using their benefits to purchase soda and sugary drinks is in a holding pattern, ...

The Colorado State Board of Human Services did not take up a vote on a national Health Choice Waiver Rule that would have ...

DENVER, Colorado — Hundreds of thousands of Colorado residents relying on food assistance have been caught in legal limbo this week as conflicting court rulings and federal policy changes left state ...

Food assistance benefits for roughly 600,000 Coloradans will be fully restored following the end of a 43-day-long federal government shutdown this week. Gov. Jared Polis’ office said in a news release ...

Update Monday, Nov. 10: A federal appeals court late Sunday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to halt an order requiring full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments during the ...